Mike Phillips
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Flexible Rotary Buffer Backing Plates for the 6.5" Hybrid Pads
I was talking to Mike aka smack the other day ago and he asked me about backing plates for the 6.5" Hybrid Pads.
I use the 6.5" Hybrid pads on the Flex PE14 as well as the 5" Hybrid pads. Not only do these foam pads work great on the Flex 3401 but they also work great on rotary buffers.
Since the Hybrid pads were introduced they are always the pads I show and use in my detailing boot camp classes for the Flex 3401 and I use these also with the Flex PE 14 as we have dedicated cars for each tool we teach in our classes.
While there is a Lake Country 4" backing plate that perfectly fits the back of the 5" Hybrid pads at this time we don't stock a backing plate that perfectly fits the back of the 6.5" Hybrid pads.
So to answer Mike's question and to show which backing plates we use here at the Show Car Garage are some pictures....
In this picture you see a 6.5" Lake Country Hybrid pad upside down to show the velcro side.
This is the 4 3/4" Lake Country Backing Plate centered on the 6.5" Hybrid pad.
This is the 5" Flex-Foam backing plate centered on the 6.5" Hybrid pad.
The diameter of the velcro on the back of the 6.5" Hybrid pads measures right at 5 7/16"
The backing plates I'm currently using for the 6.5" pads are the,
Lake Country 3/4" Backing Plate
And the,
5" Flex-Foam HD Rotary Backing Plate
The Flex-Foam backing plate actually measures 4 3/4" in diameter, same size as the Lake country 4 3/4" backing plate.
And if you need a backing plate to use the 5" Hybrid Pads on your rotary buffer this one fit perfectly.
Lake Country 4" Flexible Backing Plate
If you have not tried the Hybrid pads on your rotary buffer yet give them a try. I really like these pads on both rotary buffers and the Flex 3401 forced rotation, forced oscillation polisher.
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I was talking to Mike aka smack the other day ago and he asked me about backing plates for the 6.5" Hybrid Pads.
I use the 6.5" Hybrid pads on the Flex PE14 as well as the 5" Hybrid pads. Not only do these foam pads work great on the Flex 3401 but they also work great on rotary buffers.
Since the Hybrid pads were introduced they are always the pads I show and use in my detailing boot camp classes for the Flex 3401 and I use these also with the Flex PE 14 as we have dedicated cars for each tool we teach in our classes.
While there is a Lake Country 4" backing plate that perfectly fits the back of the 5" Hybrid pads at this time we don't stock a backing plate that perfectly fits the back of the 6.5" Hybrid pads.
So to answer Mike's question and to show which backing plates we use here at the Show Car Garage are some pictures....
In this picture you see a 6.5" Lake Country Hybrid pad upside down to show the velcro side.
This is the 4 3/4" Lake Country Backing Plate centered on the 6.5" Hybrid pad.
This is the 5" Flex-Foam backing plate centered on the 6.5" Hybrid pad.
The diameter of the velcro on the back of the 6.5" Hybrid pads measures right at 5 7/16"
The backing plates I'm currently using for the 6.5" pads are the,
Lake Country 3/4" Backing Plate
And the,
5" Flex-Foam HD Rotary Backing Plate
The Flex-Foam backing plate actually measures 4 3/4" in diameter, same size as the Lake country 4 3/4" backing plate.
And if you need a backing plate to use the 5" Hybrid Pads on your rotary buffer this one fit perfectly.
Lake Country 4" Flexible Backing Plate
If you have not tried the Hybrid pads on your rotary buffer yet give them a try. I really like these pads on both rotary buffers and the Flex 3401 forced rotation, forced oscillation polisher.
:dblthumb2: